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  • Re: ANN: DX-Forth 4.56

    From HenryHH@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 15 10:24:59 2024
    XPost: comp.os.cpm

    Sometimes I want to use a 16-bit Forth system, and in this case
    I use DX-Forth running in DOSBox.

    DX-Forth is complete, well organized, and it comes with good
    documentation.
    In my opinion, this is the best 16-bit Forth system that is available
    today.

    Thank you for the good work and for sharing it with us.

    Henry

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  • From albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl@21:1/5 to HenryHH on Sat Jun 15 13:23:36 2024
    XPost: comp.os.cpm

    In article <136396e505585a95bf5126ce19f2d4bc@www.novabbs.com>,
    HenryHH <hohl@isartext.de> wrote:
    Sometimes I want to use a 16-bit Forth system, and in this case
    I use DX-Forth running in DOSBox.

    DX-Forth is complete, well organized, and it comes with good
    documentation.
    In my opinion, this is the best 16-bit Forth system that is available
    today.

    There are more good forths available that run in DOSBox.
    FPC is particularly complete, comes also with hypertreading documentation.


    Thank you for the good work and for sharing it with us.

    Henry
    --
    Don't praise the day before the evening. One swallow doesn't make spring.
    You must not say "hey" before you have crossed the bridge. Don't sell the
    hide of the bear until you shot it. Better one bird in the hand than ten in
    the air. First gain is a cat purring. - the Wise from Antrim -

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  • From HenryHH@21:1/5 to albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl on Sun Jun 16 10:14:32 2024
    XPost: comp.os.cpm

    albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:

    There are more good forths available that run in DOSBox.

    Absolutely, there have been many good 16-bit Forth systems
    in the past. I have used LMI PC/FORTH in the 90s for control
    of automatic measuring systems in the laboratory.
    Also played with Tom Zimmer's F-PC once in a while.

    The problem is that these systems are no longer maintained.

    It is a pity that Ray Duncan never made his excellent
    UR/FORTH compiler available as freeware when he decided to
    pursue a different career.

    For me, DX-Forth stands out for the following reasons:
    - It is ANS compatible
    - I can include Forth code as regular text files
    - It is publicly available and free
    - It is still maintained (and very well maintained)

    In DX-Forth, I felt home immediately. It is very easy
    to port code from SwiftForth to DX-Forth.
    Even assembly code uses rather similar syntax.
    DX-Forth (16 bit) complements SwiftForth (32 and 64 bit)
    nicely.

    There is no need to use a block file editor.
    I use TextPad for editing (with syntax highlighting),
    then include the text files into the Forth compiler.
    Working in Windows and DOSBox at the same time.
    Very convenient.

    Henry

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